What are the manifestations of incomplete damage to the cauda equina nerve

Incomplete cauda equina injury is characterized by dysfunction of the muscle movement and sensory areas in the innervated area of the injured nerve root, and the uninjured cauda equina nerve can still perform normal sensory and motor functions.

This disease is more harmful to people, and will greatly affect people's normal work and life, so it is better to accept effective methods as soon as possible.

Incomplete performance is mainly manifested by muscle motor and sensory dysfunction in the innervated area of the injured nerve root, while the remaining uninjured cauda equina nerve can still perform normal sensory and motor functions.

Incomplete injury to the cauda equina nerve.

Incomplete cauda equina damage is manifested only by dysfunction of the muscle movement and sensory areas innervated by the damaged nerve roots, and the remaining undamaged cauda equina nerve can still perform normal sensory and motor functions. For example, if the sacral 2 nerve is simply involved (as shown in the figure above), the biceps femoris muscle is relaxed, and the knee flexion joint will be dysfunctional, and the posteromedial aspect of the thigh and calf will be dereciative;

Many patients are also quite distressed about the cauda equina nerve injury, because this disease is largely irreversible in Western medicine, and the usually**mainly surgery**, but due to the variability of the operation, the surgical treatment is not skilled, and the operation bursts, etc., it is easier to further promote the deepening of cauda equina nerve damage, and under this condition, more and more patients are unwilling to try multiple surgeries.

Even if the surgery is successful and can partially alleviate the symptoms in the short term, it cannot control the progression of the disease, and at the same time, there are various external environmental factors, and only a few people can achieve a real recovery. Moreover, the early symptoms of the disease are very difficult to grasp, so many patients miss the best time for surgery at that time, delaying the progress and development of the disease, resulting in strong stubbornness and abnormal refractory treatment.

It should also be emphasized that whether the nerve damage can be repaired on its own depends on the extent of the patient's injury. Nerve damage is generally classified into three degrees and includes:

Degree of injury: It is a nerve that is struck or slightly compressed, resulting in temporary apraxia of the nerve, and this type of nerve damage can be recovered;

Degree of injury: refers to the interruption of the axon of the nerve, for the axon interruption, because the continuity of the nerve is intact, there is also the possibility of self-recovery. The recovery time is 2 weeks, 1 month, some need longer, the length of recovery time is mainly related to the degree of injury, and the cauda equina nerve injury is longer, the best recovery period is generally within 6 months;

Degree of injury: It is a nerve rupture, which is mainly a sharp injury or open fracture that causes the nerve to be torn and broken, because the nerve is interrupted and cannot be recovered on its own.

For example, most of the cauda equina nerve injuries belong to the 3rd degree category, or the degree of compression of the cauda equina nerve leads to complications, and the cauda equina nerve is different from other nerves. Like the cauda equina nerve, it is not easy to be damaged in general, and once the injury is slight, the symptoms will follow, not to mention the inevitable injury during surgery and the direct injury of postoperative edema or blowout fracture that leads to nerve rupture.

The first degree of damage: the nerve is struck or slightly compressed, resulting in temporary apraxia of the nerve, and this type of nerve damage can be recovered; The second degree of damage refers to the interruption of the axon of the nerve, and for the axon interruption, because the continuity of the nerve is intact, there is also the possibility of self-recovery.

The recovery time is 2 weeks, 1 month, some need longer, the length of recovery time is mainly related to the degree of injury, and the cauda equina nerve injury is longer, the best recovery period is generally within 6 months; The third degree of injury: nerve rupture, nerve rupture is mainly a sharp injury or open fracture caused by the tear and rupture of the nerve, because the nerve is interrupted and cannot be recovered on its own.

Cauda equina nerve injury, surgery only restored the diameter of the spinal canal, but the damaged nerve is still in a state of paralytic shock, and the recovery of its nerve function can be carried out in addition to self-repair, and if the damaged nerve is secondary to ischemic degeneration due to too long, there is no hope for the recovery of the disease. **Plan 1, using traditional Chinese medicine to enhance and improve spinal cord blood circulation, so that the damaged nerves can get sufficient blood supply. 2. Combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine to nourish the nerves.

Depending on the height and degree of damage to the cauda equina, the upper and lower boundaries may be different. Recovery from peripheral nerve injury is slow and often incomplete, which is a common characteristic. The cauda equina nerve is a peripheral nerve and also recovers slowly after injury. However, cauda equina nerve recovery is slower than other peripheral nerves after injury.

There are many factors that cause cauda equina nerve damage, such as lumbar disc herniation, lumbar fracture caused by life accidents, congenital lumbar spinal stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis and other inflammations, and cyst compression in the body.

The factors that cause cauda equina nerve damage are trauma caused by external force, sitting and standing for a long time, and this phenomenon can also be caused.

Trauma, viruses, inflammation, tumors, and herniated discs can all cause cauda equina nerve damage.

The three symptoms of cauda equina nerve injury are inflexibility in urination.

Knee, ankle and foot dysfunction, obvious instability of gait, due to loss of foot extension and flexion function, the hip joint needs to be raised in a "wading gait" when stepping; Incontinence of urine and urinary tracts. Impaired sensory function is loss of depth and shallowness below the level of injury, manifested by decreased or absent sensation in the posterior thighs, posterior calves, feet, and saddle region.

After cauda equina nerve injury, the main clinical manifestations are local paresthesias and fecal dysfunction of the distal limbs. When the cauda equina nerve has obvious symptoms of damage, if the injury is severe, it will lead to significant loss or even loss of sensation in the back of the thighs, buttocks, and saddle area. Secondly, it can also manifest as flexion and extension dysfunction of the foot, causing symptoms such as foot drop.

In addition, it will seriously affect the function of urine and urine, which can lead to dysfunction of the second stool, and even affect the erection of men in severe cases.

Cauda equina nerve damage is often manifested as symptoms and signs of the lower limbs, such as incontinence, pain and numbness in the lower limbs, and even weakened strength affecting the muscles of the lower limbs, which is completely a clinical manifestation of lesions below the lumbar spine.

Cauda equina nerve damage can lead to low back pain, bowel and bladder problems, which can have a greater impact on people's bowel movements, and of course, not only these conditions, but also numbness in the perineal area, radiating pain in the lower limbs, or other weakened or lost sensations. If these nerve roots are damaged or squeezed for too long, irreversible damage may occur, so if cauda equina nerve damage occurs, it is necessary to check and ** in time to prevent the possibility of permanent nerve damage.

When cauda equina nerve root injury manifests as symptoms of various nerve damage under hip 2, cauda equina nerve injury is generally determined, and the boundary of sensory impairment is determined. There are electric shocks, perineal abnormalities and radiation to the lower extremities. It is usually painful, sluggish, and causes varying degrees of damage to the cauda equina, with different upper and lower limits.

After an injury, peripheral nerve recovery is slow and often incomplete. This is very common. The cauda equina nerve is a peripheral nerve that recovers slowly after trauma.

1. Perceptual impairment of the lower limbs.

2. Difficulty in urinating and boweling, or incontinence.

3. Pain, tingling.

What are the general manifestations of cauda equina nerve injury?Let me answer that cauda equina nerve damage is often manifested as symptoms and signs of the lower limbs, such as incontinence of the second stool, pain and numbness in the lower limbs, and even the weakening of the muscles affecting the lower limbs, which is completely a clinical manifestation of lesions below the lumbar spine. Deficits and effects will occur in the second stool, lower limb sensation, movement, etc.

The cause is often trauma, tumors, inflammation, and especially lesions of the lumbar spine itself, which involve the cauda equina nerve, causing the symptoms and signs described above. This is basically caused by neurosurgical or orthopedic diseases, and should be seen in a timely manner, and targeted measures should be taken, the sooner the better.

Abnormal numbness in the perineal area, abnormal perception and paresthesia in the lower limbs, limp walking, abnormal urine and bowel movements, etc.